'First of all ... Merry Christmas!' / Oliphant. – Historic Reproduction
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'First of all ... Merry Christmas!' / Oliphant.
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The title, "First of all ... Merry Christmas!", sets up a holiday greeting that the ellipsis turns into bad news, and the subject headings point to General Motors, factory layoffs, and the auto industry. Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist, drew this ink-over-pencil piece for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate around 1974. That was a hard stretch for Detroit: the 1973-74 oil embargo pushed buyers away from large cars, and automakers cut production and jobs. Oliphant often used a few quick lines and a bit of irony to comment on such news, so the cartoon is worth reading for its wit as well as its timing.
| Created / published | c1974. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on duoshade paper : ink over pencil. |
| Genre | Editorial cartoons American 1970-1980.Ink drawings 1970-1980. |
| Notes | Copyright by The Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1998:123.5 |
| Subjects | General Motors Corporation--People--1970-1980. Automobile industry--United States--1970-1980. Dismissal of employees--United States--1970-1980. Factories--United States--1970-1980. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,279 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-196176 |
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